justified

/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪd/

adjective

1
Having a justification.
“The act was fully justified.”
2
Of text, arranged on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned.

1
To provide an acceptable explanation for.
“How can you justify spending so much money on clothes?”
2
To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant.
“Nothing can justify your rude behaviour last night.”
3
To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned.
“The text will look better justified.”
4
To absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin.
5
To give reasons for one’s actions; to make an argument to prove that one is in the right.
“She felt no need to justify herself for deciding not to invite him.”
6
To prove; to ratify; to confirm.
7
To show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal reason for an act that has been made the subject of a charge or accusation.
8
To qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property.

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